Flashing reglet



April 1934- L. 5. WILSON 1,954,274

FLASHING BEGLET Filed Feb. 24, 1932 [NI/E'Nfan L- W .s' Q al-41a cz i- Patented Apr. 10, 1934 UNHTED STATES 1,954,274. FLASHING- REGLET Lavett S. Wilson,

Los Angeles, Calif.

Application February 24, 1932, Serial No. 594,911

1 4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in roof flashing reglets.

An object of the invention is to provide an 1mproved roof flashing reglet of simple construction having a body part adapted to be partially embedded in a wall and an outer part adapted to cooperate therewith in Completing the roof flashing. Prior constructions have been designed in which the body part is formed of sheet metal reversely folded upon itself to provide two adjacent body portions between which the flange of the outer part is to be inserted. The design of such constructions, however, is such that usually-the flange of the outer part extends between the body portions to such a distance as to enter the wall. Consequently the masonry orconcrete, as the case may be, bearing upon the top and bottom of the body portions and being relatively immovable resists separation of the body portions to 20 allow insertion of the flange of the outer part. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in attempting to insert the flange of the outer part between the body portions due to the inability to separate or spread the body portions.

An object of the present invention is to pro 'vide a roof flashing reglet of such a design as to enable the flange, of the outer member to be readily inserted, thus eliminating the difiiculty heretofore experienced but at the same time forming a tight weatherproof joint.

Another object of the invention is to provide a roof flashing reglet formed of sheet metal longitudinally folded to provide two adjacent body portions, the lower portion being reversely bent upon itself adjacent its outer edge to form a projecting edge portion of double thickness over which the edge portion of the upper body portion can be bent after the outer member has been positioned. The reversely bent body portion is then bent to form an abutment which abuts against the face the wall, forming a simple yet sturdy durable flashing construction.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the ac companying drawing for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a sectional perspective view illustrating the roof flashing embodying the invention in its completed form.

Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective view illustrating the body part in installed position prior to the application of the, outer member.

Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective view of the outer member.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, W designates an upright wall which may be formed of masonry, con crete or the like. R designates the roof support or the body of the roof on which a roof covering such as several layers L of roofing paper or equivalent roofing material may be applied. The reg- .let consists of a section of sheet metal longitudinally folded to form a reverse bend and two body portions, the upper of which is indicated at 11 and the lower indicated at 12. The body portions near the reverse bend 10 are preferably .but not necessarily bent upwardly as indicated at 13 to facilitate anchoring the reglet within the wall W. The lower body portion 10 projects outwardly from the face'of the wall W a short distance, this distance being preferably roughly equal to the combined thicknesses of the layers L. Its edge portion is reversely bent as at 14, formingan outer reverse bend terminating or positioned inwardly of the outer edge of the upper body portion 11. ,tion cooperates with the projecting portion of the body portion 12 to form an edge of double thickness projecting from the face of the wall. The edge portion is then bent downwardly as at This reversely bent edge por- 15 to form a downwardly extending portion 16 .which abuts against the face of the wall. The lower body portion 12 has acrimp or bead formed thereon as indicated at 12a. This is located very near the right angle bend 15. This bead projects upwardly above the plane of the lower body i portion 12 so as to be capable of being engaged by the under surface of the upper body portion 11.

.It serves to space the body portions from each other so that their outwardly projecting edge portions will be kept spaced apart. ment, regardless of the weight of superimposed concrete or masonry, the body portions will not be collapsed together to such an extent as to prevent insertion of the flange of the outer member.

An outer member is provided, indicated at 1'7,;..

By this arrangeof roofing material are applied with their edges extending upwardly against the face of the wall. The outer member 17 is then applied and its top flange 18 is inserted between the projecting edges of the body portions 11 and 12. By virtue of the fact that the top flange 18 does not extend inwardly any material distance beyond the face of the wall W and preferably just to the face of the wall, as shown, it is quite easy to insert the flange. Ordinarily the bead or crimp 12a will keep the projecting edge portions sufliciently spaced to enable the flange of the outer member to be easily inserted. However, if this should not be the case, the projecting portions can be easily sprung apart to enable the insertion of the flange of the outer member. This ability to be able to spring apart the edge portions to enable insertion of the flange makes the presence of the bead or crimp 12a optional, although its use is quite preferred. After the flange has been inserted, the projecting edge indicated at 20 of the upper body portion 11 is folded down over the outer member to lock it in place, as shown in Figure 1. It will be noted that the top flange 18 is not of such a width as to be required to be inserted between body portions 11 and 12 where there is masonry or concrete above and below these portions. If such were the case as in most prior constructions, the masonry above and below would resist separation of the body portions 11 and 12 and prevent or hinder the insertion of the flange.

From the above described construction it will be appreciated that the improved flashing reglet is a very simple construction and may be easily assembled, forming a neat, sturdy, durable roof flashing.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A roof flashing reglet comprising a strip of sheet metal folded to provide two adjacent body portions connected by a reverse bend adapted to be embedded in a wall to anchor the device, the lower of said portions having its outer edge reversely bent to provide an outer reverse bend, the reversely bent outer edge being bent downwardly forming an abutment for abutting against the wall and positioning the outer reverse bend outwardly with respect to the wall, and an outer member angular in section having a top flange adapted to be inserted between the body portions,

the outer edge of the upper body portion being adapted to be bent downwardly over said outer vmember, the width of the top flange on the outer member being not materially greater than the distance between the outer reverse bend and the abutment.

2. A roof flashing reglet comprising a section of sheet metal folded to provide two adjacent body portions connected by a reverse bend, said body portions including the reverse bend being adapted to be embedded in a wall with portions adjacent the edges projecting therefrom, the upper portion having a greater projecting edge portion projecting outwardly from the wall farther than the lower body portion so as to be capable of being bent downwardly thereover, and an outer member angular in section having a top flange adapted to be inserted between the projecting edges of the body portions, the top flange being not materially greater in width than the outwardly projecting part of the lower body portion.

3. A roof flashing reglet comprising a strip of sheet metal bent to provide two adjacent body portions connected by a reverse bend adapted to be embedded in a wall in such a manner as to be partially projecting therefrom, means providing an abutment on the lower of said portions adapted to be positioned against the face of the wall so as to cause the lower portion to be so positioned as to present an edge which is spaced outwardly from the face of the wall, and an outer member angular in cross section having a horizontal top flange approximately equal in width to the distance between said edge and the abutment adapted to have its top flange inserted between the projecting parts of the body portions, the projecting part of the upper body portion being adapted to be bent downwardly over said outer member.

4. A roof flashing reglet comprising a strip of sheet metal bent to provide two adjacent body portions connected by a reverse bend adapted to be embedded in a wall in such a manner as to be partially projecting therefrom, means providing an abutment on the lower of said portions adapted to be positioned against the face of the wall so as to cause the lower portion to be so positioned as to present an edge which is spaced outwardly from the face of the wall, and an outer member angular in cross section having a horizontal top flange approximately equal in width to the distance between said edge and the abutment adapted to have its top flange inserted between the projecting parts of the body portions, the projecting part of the upper body portion being adapted to be bent downwardly over said outer member, and means for keeping the projecting parts of the body portions from being collapsed together prior to the insertion of the top flange on the outer member.

LAVETT S. WILSON. 

